11 September 2009 / 09:44
«Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an academic revolution»
An academic revolution has taken place in higher education in the past half century marked by transformations unprecedented in scope and diversity.
Comprehending this ongoing and dynamic process while being in the midst of it is not an easy task.
Arguably, the developments of the recent past are at least as dramatic as those in the 19th century when the research university evolved, first in Germany and then elsewhere, and fundamentally redesigned the nature of the university worldwide. The academic changes of the late 20th and early 21st centuries are more extensive due to their global nature and the number of institutions and people they affect.
This report is especially devoted to examining the changes that have taken place since the 1998 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. While many trends included in this report were discussed in 1998, they have intensified in the past decade. Here we examine the main engines of change and their impact on higher education.
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Source - unistudy.org.ua
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